Meaning of mean business | Babel Free
Definitions
To be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.
Equivalents
Examples
“Say⟳ in a week from now, I will undertake⟳ to deliver⟳ this most marvellous masterpiece, if 'Look⟳ here, 'Tony, I mean⟳ business, if you don't.”
“Lorena Bobbit only did what men do to each other all the time: She showed an asshole she meant business.”
“He projects his concern⟳ to all employees and he means business when he says the “buck stops here”.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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